In four months Nick Diaz will be eligible to return to the Octagon, following a one year suspension for failing a Nevada State Athletic Commission administered recreational drug test at UFC 143.

His trainer and manager Cesar Gracie has use the time wisely, trying to line up big matches; none is bigger than UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva.

"Nick really wants this fight because he has great admiration and respect for Anderson as a fighter," explained Gracie. "Anderson Silva is a true martial artist, he studied martial arts, is a great representative of the sport. Nick loves martial arts and that, for him, is enough to put Anderson Silva as the opponent."

"I heard Dana White's statements saying that Nick will have to fight someone before having another chance at the title shot and there are a lot of fighters out there who would love this fight."

The most likely title shot on Diaz's horizon is against the winner of UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre vs. Interim Champion Carlos Condit, which takes place at UFC 154 on Nov. 17.

i like diaz a lot and want to see him keep winning. no point in this fight. diaz does not stand 1 single chance of winning, and thats saying a lot considering hes one of the best fighters in the world. diaz is a smaller, weaker bonnar....with much better hands but still. most people already know what would happen. i dont want to see nick get completely beasted and anderson make him look like he isnt a world class fighter when he really is.

Diaz is nothing like bonnar, he's a good technical boxer with excellent jiu jitsu, bonnar is a brawler with decent jiu jitsu. Bonnar is a nerd, Diaz is a thug with a chip on his shoulder. I don't give Diaz much chance, but believe it would be far more competitive than you assert.

First he has to face a top contender, then if he wins he'll get a title shot against Gsp. That's the bigger fight and the Ufc will try to make it happen(by giving Diaz a top guy but a top guy he can beat).

If he loses to Gsp(which is likely) then maybe they'll bump Nick up to mw for a fight with Anderson but with Strikeforce likely to merge in March Weidman/Boetsch winner, Bisping, and rockhold are all ahead of him. Plus Anderson vs Gsp actually looks like it might happen, finally.

i like diaz a lot and want to see him keep winning. no point in this fight. diaz does not stand 1 single chance of winning, and thats saying a lot considering hes one of the best fighters in the world. diaz is a smaller, weaker bonnar....with much better hands but still. most people already know what would happen. i dont want to see nick get completely beasted and anderson make him look like he isnt a world class fighter when he really is.

u smokin crack son? this is one of the coolest fights that could be possibly made, ever

First of all, Nick gets killed in this fight. Second, he needs to stay @ WW. There's plenty of tough fights for him there, where even if he loses, he doesn't get slaughtered. I respect that this homie isn't scared, but that's not the point.

so he would do no trash talking in the octagon, no butting of heads at the weigh in or anything, shows that he truely does respect Anderson, Nick Diaz shows respect to the veterns like BJ Penn, Frank Shamrock, Anderson etc, something alot of young fighters could learn from.

Nick Diaz disrespects his opponents in order to show his respect for them

@ Stretch Armbar: All of Nick's losses in the UFC were close fights, and in no way did he ever get owned in any of his fights. When fighters CHOOSE to fight and engage with Nick, and actually decide to FIGHT a real fight, then Nick handles business. I would LOVE to see Anderson vs Nick, it would be an exciting fight, and Anderson would definitely engage. And in a 5 round war, I feel nick has a chance, as long as he does not get cut up.

so he would do no trash talking in the octagon, no butting of heads at the weigh in or anything, shows that he truely does respect Anderson, Nick Diaz shows respect to the veterns like BJ Penn, Frank Shamrock, Anderson etc, something alot of young fighters could learn from.

Nick Diaz disrespects his opponents in order to show his respect for them

so he would do no trash talking in the octagon, no butting of heads at the weigh in or anything, shows that he truely does respect Anderson, Nick Diaz shows respect to the veterns like BJ Penn, Frank Shamrock, Anderson etc, something alot of young fighters could learn from.

Nick Diaz disrespects his opponents in order to show his respect for them

Farewell Brock -
Could see Anderson accepting this fight. Considering his comments about fighting a small opponent in gsp this would be right up his alley

awwwww butthurt

How am I butthurt? I'm stating that Anderson is basically asking for fights vs smaller guys who don't really stand much of a chance at beating him...

No the arguably #2 P4P fighter in the world doesn't stand a chance at beating him.

ofcourse he stands a chance at beating him. It's all about the $$$$ and GSP is a huge draw.

Not that i want to see this fight because i like both fighters but some of you guys are saying it because he wants to fight someone smaller, ridiculous. He wants a bigger payday he is coming to the end.

Dude Anderson himself said he'd prefer to fight gsp because gsp is smaller and winy hit him as mmuch.

I respect Anderson in the cage. He is clearly the goat. But from what he said in that last inrevirw, this fight sounds like it would be right up his alley.

Farewell Brock -
Could see Anderson accepting this fight. Considering his comments about fighting a small opponent in gsp this would be right up his alley

awwwww butthurt

How am I butthurt? I'm stating that Anderson is basically asking for fights vs smaller guys who don't really stand much of a chance at beating him...

No the arguably #2 P4P fighter in the world doesn't stand a chance at beating him.

ofcourse he stands a chance at beating him. It's all about the $$$$ and GSP is a huge draw.

Not that i want to see this fight because i like both fighters but some of you guys are saying it because he wants to fight someone smaller, ridiculous. He wants a bigger payday he is coming to the end.

Well amazingly it seems GSP does not think so. He keeps saying no and only at 170! He never wanted the fight

I think AS should go to 170 or leave him alone. I do feel bad for GSP.

Also amazingly AS said GSP was 'easier and smaller' (than JBJ).

JBJ is the biggest fight and there is no way around it. If they both stay unbeaten, who knows that one may come off although AS has said no many times.

Lazer MMA - Who did I say I like? I really have no dog here at all Goderson. I can quote JBj back to Gracie mag. saying he wants the fight with AS as I have before.

At some point AS said they were friends and then JBJ admitted that AS was his hero and he did not want to call the smaller man out.

As soon as AS says OK JBJ will meat him directly, no question. If they stay unbeaten we can only hope it happens. The fight is there for the taking for AS he he wants it and I think we all know that.

Silva came out the other day saying something of the lines "Combat can happen" couple of days later Jon said he doesn't want to fight Anderson, must have missed that one. There's a huge thread somewhere on the UG.

Well I saw the one where the OP said JBJ did not want the fight but that's not what he said (as I pointed out), he just said it was not a priority for either of them (where he made the ali - Tyson reference 2nd thread). If AS wants it as I think we ALL hope at some point we're done (so long as they stay unbeaten)!

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